I love this pick…He can play all the LB positions plus he can play long snapper thus freeing up a roster spot. He has to be athletic to play all the different positions he has played plus he played other sports.

A four-time first-team All-Conference and two-time team MVP, Edds started all four seasons as a linebacker and long snapper. He also performed as a tight end in each of his final three seasons, recording 55 catches for 940 yards and 13 touchdowns in his career. He also totaled 390 career tackles and 12 interceptions.

Edds holds school records for tackles in a game (23), solo tackles in a game (17) and in a season (73). He produced 25 receptions for 348 yards and four touchdowns, along with 147 tackles and an interception as a senior. He had 26 receptions for 544 yards and four touchdowns as a junior, as the two-time team captain led the squad to the conference championships in 2003 and 2005. He also lettered four times in basketball and track.

As a true freshman, Edds appeared in nine games at weak-side linebacker, starting vs. Purdue. He totaled nine tackles with a forced fumble. Shifting to strong-side linebacker the following year, he would go on to start 38 games for the Hawkeyes at that position throughout the rest of his career.